difficult child Admitted to psychiatric hospital last night

So, difficult child got admitted to the psychiatric hospital last night. While the most recent stealing even has not even concluded (police still deciding what to do and our consequences had just started) he went back to school with the same behaviors he had before vacation. We got a phone call from school yesterday morning that he had put his elbow through a window in anger. While husband went to meet them at the ER for the stitches (turned out he didn't need any, just bandages) I called difficult child's psychiatrist and he said difficult child needed to be put in the psychiatric hospital. So began the 12 hour (!) process of having him evaluated and eventually brought over to the psychiatric hospital (the longest it has EVER taken). The evaluator, even given everything we told him and difficult child himself saying he felt that he needed to go, was not going to admit him until, thankfully, he spoke with difficult child's psychiatrist who convinced him. (psychiatrist said to me earlier in the day that difficult child's next step was to throw himself off of a building). psychiatrist also corroborated what we told the evaluator that all of difficult child's other psychiatric hospital admissions (this is #4) have occurred during this time of the year. Interestingly, when I reviewed our records in prep for our IEP mtg today, all of his psychiatric hospital have been in even years and were separated by 2 years except this time was 4 (although he needed it 2 yrs ago but they were full). 2004, 2006, 2008, and now 2012. Weird.

(((((hugs))))) Interesting pattern. I wonder if you kept a diary of his life if you would find other events that follow a 2 yr pattern?

I am sorry he needed it, but at least they didn't send you home. I just HATE when you know your kid needs to be admitted, your kid even knows and SAYS that it is needed, but the evaluator thinks you should take him home.

Thanks Everyone
@ RM - SAD was mentioned by his outside medication prescriber during the 2008 psychiatric hospital and after episode. After consultation though, they did not want to try the specialized indoor light boxes for it due to a concern that it would swing too far the other way and make him manic (ahh the joys of trying to figure out bipolar!). We did have him take vitamin D pills for a while - but now that you mention it, he hasn't taken any for months. Definitely want to restart that again.